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Acts 27:17-44

17ἣνhēnG3739After hoisting it upἄραντεςarantesG142, the crewusedἐχρῶντοechrōntoG5530ropesβοηθείαιςboētheiaisG996to undergirdὑποζωννύντεςhupozōnnuntesG5269theτὸtoG3588shipπλοῖον·ploionG4143.AndτεteG5037fearingφοβούμενοίphoboumenoiG5399thatμὴmēG3361they would run agroundἐκπέσωσινekpesōsinG1601onεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588sandbars of SyrtisΣύρτινSurtinG4950,they loweredχαλάσαντεςchalasantesG5465theτὸtoG3588sea anchorσκεῦος,skeuosG4632andοὕτωςhoutōsG3779were driven alongἐφέροντο.epherontoG5342.

18δὲdeG1161WeG1473were tossed soχειμαζομένωνcheimazomenōnG5492violentlyσφοδρῶςsphodrōsG4971thattheτῇtēaG3588nextἑξῆςhexēsG1836day the menbeganἐποιοῦντο·epoiountoG4160to jettison the cargoἐκβολὴνekbolēnG1546.

19καὶkaiG2532On theτῇtēaG3588thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154day,they threwἔρριψαν·erripsanG4496theτὴνtēnG3588ship’sτοῦ πλοίουtou ploiouG3588 G4143tackle overboardσκευὴνskeuēnG4631with their own handsαὐτόχειρεςautocheiresG849.

20WhenδὲdeG1161neitherμήτεmēteG3383sunἡλίουhēliouG2246norμήτεmēteG3383starsἄστρωνastrōnG798appearedἐπιφαινόντωνepiphainontōnG2014forἐπὶepiG1909manyπλείοναςpleionasG4119daysἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250andτεteG5037the greatοὐκ ὀλίγουouk oligouG3756 G3641stormχειμῶνόςcheimōnosG5494continued to batter usἐπικειμένουepikeimenouG1945λοιπὸνloiponG3063,we abandonedπεριῃρεῖτοperiēreitoG4014allπᾶσαpasaG3956hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680τοῦtouG3588ofG1473being savedσῴζεσθαιsōzesthaiG4982.

21Afterτε τότεte toteG5037 G5119the menhad goneὑπαρχούσηςhuparchousēsG5225a longπολλῆςpollēsG4183time without foodἀσιτίαςasitiasG776ὁhoG3588,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972stood upσταθεὶςstatheisG2476among themἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶνen mesō autōnG1722 G846 G3319andsaidεἶπεν·¶eipenG2036ὦōG5599, “Menἄνδρες,andresG435,you should haveἜδειEdeiG1163μέν,menG3303followed my adviceπειθαρχήσαντάςpeitharchēsantasG3980 G1473notμὴmēG3361to sailἀνάγεσθαιanagesthaiG321fromἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588CreteΚρήτης,KrētēsG2914.ThenτεteG5037you would have avertedκερδῆσαίkerdēsaiG2770thisταύτηνtautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588disasterὕβρινhubrinG5196andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588lossζημίαν.zēmianG2209.

22ButκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588nowνῦνnunG3568I urgeπαραινῶparainōG3867youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to keep up your courageεὐθυμεῖν·euthumeinG2114,becauseγὰρgarG1063ἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771will not experienceοὐδεμία ἔσταιoudemia estaiG1510 G3762anylossἀποβολὴapobolēG580of lifeψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590,but onlyπλὴνplēnG4133of theτοῦtouG3588shipπλοίου.ploiouG4143.

23ForγάρgarG1063just lastταύτῃtautēG3778τῇtēaG3588nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of theτοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316to whomοὗhouG3739IG1473belongεἰμιeimiG1510andκαὶkaiG2532whomᾧhōG3739I serveλατρεύωlatreuōG3000stood besideπαρέστηparestēG3936meG1473

24andsaidλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘Do notμὴmēG3361be afraidφοβοῦ,phobouG5399,PaulΠαῦλε,PauleG3972;youσεseG4771mustδεῖdeiG1163stand beforeπαραστῆναι,parastēnaiG3936CaesarΚαίσαρίKaisariG2541.AndκαὶkaiG2532lookἰδοὺidouG2400ὁhoG3588,GodθεὸςtheosG2316has grantedκεχάρισταίkecharistaiG5483youσοιsoiG4771the lives ofallπάνταςpantasG3956whoτοὺςtousG3588sailπλέονταςpleontasG4126withμετὰmetaG3326youσοῦ.souG4771.’

25SoδιὸdioG1352take courageεὐθυμεῖτεeuthumeiteG2114,menἄνδρες·andresG435,forγὰρgarG1063I believeπιστεύωpisteuōG4100τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316thatὅτιhotiG3754it will happenἔσταιestaiG1510justοὕτως καθ᾽houtōs kath᾽G3779 G2596asὃν τρόπονhon troponG3739 G5158He toldλελάληταίlelalētaiG2980meG1473.

26HoweverδέdeG1161,weG1473mustδεῖdeiG1163run agroundἐκπεσεῖν.¶ekpeseinG1601onεἰςeisG1519someτιναtinaG5100islandνῆσονnēsonG3520.”

27δὲdeG1161OnὩςHōsG5613the fourteenthτεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτηtessareskaidekatēG5065nightνὺξnuxG3571ἐγένετοegenetoG1096weG1473were still being drivenδιαφερομένωνdiapheromenōnG1308acrossἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588Adriatic SeaἈδρίᾳ,AdriaG99.AboutκατὰkataG2596midnightμέσον τῆς νυκτὸςmeson tēs nuktosG3319 G3588 G3571theοἱhoiG3588sailorsναῦταιnautaiG3492sensedὑπενόουνhupenoounG5282theyαὐτοῖςautoisG846were approachingπροσάγεινprosageinG4317landτινὰ χώραν·tina chōranG5100 G5561.

28καὶkaiG2532They took soundingsβολίσαντεςbolisantesG1001andfound thatεὗρονheuronG2147the water wastwentyεἴκοσι,eikosiG1501fathomsὀργυιὰςorguiasG3712deep.δὲdeG1161GoingδιαστήσαντεςdiastēsantesG1339a little fartherβραχὺbrachuG1024καὶkaiG2532,they took another set of soundingsπάλιν βολίσαντεςpalin bolisantesG1001 G3825that readεὗρονheuronG2147fifteenδεκαπέντε·dekapenteG1178fathomsὀργυιὰςorguiasG3712.

29τεteG5037Fearing thatφοβούμενοί μήphoboumenoi mēG5399 G3361we would run agroundἐκπέσωμεν,ekpesōmenG1601 G4225onκατὰkataG2596therocksτραχεῖς τόπουςtracheis topousG5138 G5117,they droppedῥίψαντεςrhipsantesG4496fourτέσσαραςtessarasG5064anchorsἀγκύραςagkurasG45fromἐκekG1537thesternπρύμνηςprumnēsG4403andprayed forηὔχοντοēuchontoG2172daybreakἡμέραν γενέσθαι.hēmeran genesthaiG2250 G1096.

30MeanwhileδὲdeG1161,theτῶνtōnG3588sailorsναυτῶνnautōnG3492attemptedζητούντωνzētountōnG2212to escapeφυγεῖνphugeinG5343fromἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588shipπλοίουploiouG4143.Pretendingπροφάσει ὡς μελλόντωνprophasei hōs mellontōnG4392 G5613 G3195to lowerἐκτείνεινekteineinG1614anchorsἀγκύραςagkurasG45fromἐκekG1537thebowπρῴρηςprōrēsG4408καὶkaiG2532,they letχαλασάντωνchalasantōnG5465theτὴνtēnG3588lifeboatσκάφηνskaphēnG4627down intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281.

31ὁhoG3588ButPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972saidεἶπενeipenG2036to theτῷtōG3588centurionἑκατοντάρχῃhekatontarchēG1543andκαὶkaiG2532theτοῖςtoisG3588soldiersστρατιώταις·stratiōtaisG4757, “Unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778menremainμείνωσινmeinōsinG3306withἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588shipπλοίῳ,ploiōG4143,youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771cannotοὐ δύνασθε.ou dunastheG3756 G1410be savedσωθῆναιsōthēnaiG4982.”

32SoτότεtoteG5119theοἱhoiG3588soldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtaiG4757cutἀπέκοψανapekopsanG609theτὰtaG3588ropesσχοινίαschoiniaG4979to theτῆςtēsG3588lifeboatσκάφηςskaphēsG4627andκαὶkaiG2532setεἴασανeiasanG1439itαὐτὴνautēnG846adriftἐκπεσεῖν.¶ekpeseinG1601.

33RightδὲdeG1161up toἌχριAchriG891οὗhouG3739daybreakἡμέρα ἤμελλεν γίνεσθαι,hēmera ēmellen ginesthaiG2250 G3195 G1096ὁhoG3588,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972kept urgingπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870them allἅπανταςhapantasG537to eatμεταλαβεῖν τροφῆςmetalabein trophēsG3335 G5160λέγων·legōnG3004: “TodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594is yourfourteenthτεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτηνtessareskaidekatēnG5065dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250in constant suspenseπροσδοκῶντεςprosdokōntesG4328,without taking any foodἄσιτοι διατελεῖτε μηθὲν προσλαβόμενοι.asitoi diateleite mēthen proslabomenoiG1300 G4355 G3367 G777.

34SoδιὸdioG1352γὰρgarG1063τοῦτοtoutoG3778ὑπάρχει·huparcheiG5225forπρὸςprosG4314yourG5212ownτῆςtēsG3588preservationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991,I urgeπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870youG4771to eat somethingμεταλαβεῖν τροφῆς·metalabein trophēsG3335 G5160,becauseγὰρgarG1063not a singleοὐδενὸςoudenosG3762hairθρὶξthrixG2359ofἀπὸapoG575yourG4771τῆςtēsG3588headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776will be lostἀπολεῖται.¶apoleitaiG622.”

35AfterδὲdeG1161he had saidΕἴπαςEipasG2036thisταῦταtautaG3778καὶkaiG2532, PaultookλαβὼνlabōnG2983breadἄρτονartonG740andgave thanksεὐχαρίστησενeucharistēsenG2168τῷtōG3588to GodθεῷtheōG2316in front ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799them allπάντων,pantōnG3956.ThenκαὶkaiG2532he brokeκλάσαςklasasG2806it andbeganG756to eatἐσθίειν.esthieinG2068.

36δὲdeG1161They wereγενόμενοιgenomenoiG1096allπάντεςpantesG3956encouragedεὔθυμοιeuthumoiG2115andκαὶkaiG2532tookπροσελάβοντοproselabontoG4355somefoodτροφῆς·trophēsG5160themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846.

37δὲdeG1161In allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956,there wereἤμεθαēmethaG1510276διακόσιαι ἑβδομήκοντα ἕξ.diakosiai hebdomēkonta hexG1250 G1440 G1803αἱhaiG3588of usψυχαὶpsuchaiG5590onἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588boardπλοίῳploiōG4143.

38AfterδὲdeG1161the menhad eaten their fillκορεσθέντες τροφῆςkoresthentes trophēsG2880 G5160,they lightenedἐκούφιζονekouphizonG2893theτὸtoG3588shipπλοῖονploionG4143by throwingἐκβαλλόμενοιekballomenoiG1544theτὸνtonG3588grainσῖτονsitonG4621intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588seaθάλασσαν.thalassanG2281.

39δὲdeG1161WhenὅτεhoteG3753daylightἡμέραhēmeraG2250cameἐγένετο,egenetoG1096,they did not recognizeοὐκ ἐπεγίνωσκον,ouk epeginōskonG3756 G1921theτὴνtēnG3588landγῆνgēnG1093,butδέdeG1161they sightedκατενόουνkatenoounG2657aτιναtinaG5100bayκόλπονkolponG2859withἔχονταechontaG2192a sandy beachαἰγιαλόν,aigialonG123,whereεἰς ὃνeis honG1519 G3739they decidedἐβουλεύοντο,ebouleuontoG1011to runἐξῶσαιexōsaiG1856theτὸtoG3588ship agroundπλοῖον.ploionG4143ifεἰeiG1487they couldδύναιντο,dunaintoG1410.

40καὶkaiG2532Cutting awayπεριελόντεςperielontesG4014theτὰςtasG3588anchorsἀγκύραςagkurasG45,they leftεἴωνeiōnG1439theminεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588seaθάλασσαν,thalassanG2281asἅμαhamaG260they loosenedἀνέντεςanentesG447theτὰςtasG3588ropesζευκτηρίαςzeuktēriasG2202that heldtheτῶνtōnG3588ruddersπηδαλίωνpēdaliōnG4079.ThenκαὶkaiG2532they hoistedἐπάραντεςeparantesG1869theτὸνtonG3588foresailἀρτέμωναartemōnaG736to theτῇtēaG3588windπνεούσῃpneousēG4154andmadeκατεῖχονkateichonG2722forεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588beachαἰγιαλόν.aigialonG123.

41ButδὲdeG1161theτὴνtēnG3588shipναῦν·naunG3491struckπεριπεσόντες εἰςperipesontes eisG4045 G1519a sandbarτόπον διθάλασσονtopon dithalassonG5117 G1337andran agroundἐπέκειλανepekeilanG2027καὶkaiG2532μὲνmenG3303.TheἡhēG3588bowπρῷραprōraG4408stuck fastἐρείσασαereisasaG2043andwould not moveἔμεινεν ἀσάλευτος,emeinen asaleutosG3306 G761,andδὲdeG1161theἡhēG3588sternπρύμναprumnaG4403was being broken upἐλύετοeluetoG3089byὑπὸhupoG5259theτῆςtēsG3588poundingβίαςbiasG970of theτῶνtōnG3588wavesκυμάτων.kumatōnG2949.

42δὲdeG1161TheτῶνtōnG3588soldiersστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757plannedβουλὴboulēG1012ἐγένετοegenetoG1096toἵναinaG2443killἀποκτείνωσιν,apokteinōsinG615theτοὺςtousG3588prisonersδεσμώταςdesmōtasG1202so noneμήmēG3361of themτιςtisG5100could swimἐκκολυμβήσαςekkolumbēsasG1579to freedomδιαφύγῃ.diaphugēG1309.

43ButδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543,wantingβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014to spareδιασῶσαιdiasōsaiG1295τὸνtonG3588Paul’sΠαῦλονPaulonG3972life,thwartedἐκώλυσενekōlusenG2967theirαὐτοὺςautousG846planτοῦ βουλήματος,tou boulēmatosG3588 G1013τεteG5037.He commandedἐκέλευσένekeleusenG2753thoseτοὺςtousG3588who couldδυναμένουςdunamenousG1410swimκολυμβᾶνkolumbanG2860to jump overboardἀπορίψανταςaporipsantasG641firstπρώτουςprōtousG4413andgetἐξιέναι,exienaiG1826toἐπὶepiG1909τὴνtēnG3588landγῆνgēnG1093.

44καὶkaiG2532TheτοὺςtousG3588restλοιποὺςloipousG3062were to followοὓςhousG3739μὲνmenG3303onἐπὶepiG1909planksσανίσιν,sanisinG4548andδὲdeG1161οὓςhousG3739ἐπίepiG1909various partsτινωνtinōnG5100τῶνtōnG3588ofἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588shipπλοίου.ploiouG4143καὶkaiG2532.In this wayοὕτως ἐγένετοhoutōs egenetoG3779 G1096everyoneπάνταςpantasG3956was brought safelyδιασωθῆναιdiasōthēnaiG1295toἐπὶepiG1909τὴνtēnG3588landγῆν.gēnG1093.

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